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Vanuatu opposition files no-confidence motion against PM Sato Kilman
Vanuatu's opposition has filed a motion to call an extra-ordinary session of parliament Monday next week to debate a motion of no confidence against new Prime Minister Sato Kilman, who was elected for...
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Ni-Vanuatu advised to store water to prepare for El Nino impacts
People should expect drier conditions in the coming months as an El Nino event now grips the country, Vanuatu's Meteorological and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) says.As a result, the local population...
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Vanuatu Supreme Court to rule on MP today
The Vanuatu Supreme Court is today to rule on a decision made last Monday by the Speaker of Parliament Seoule Simeon to declare the parliamentary seat held by MP Bruno Leingkone vacant.Simeon based his...
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Charlot Salwai elected prime minister of Vanuatu
Vanuatu's prime minister Sato Kilman has been voted out through a motion-of-no-confidence in the country's parliament this afternoon in Port Vila.The motion was carried by a show of hands, with 27...
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New general manager appointed for Pacific Aviation Safety Office
The Council of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office, or PASO, which is headquartered in Vanuatu, has appointed Silimanai Ueta Banse Jr. Solomona as it's next general manager.Solomona, currently the...
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Tropical Cyclone Lola forms north of Vanuatu - MetService
A tropical cyclone has formed over the Santa Cruz islands, north of Vanuatu, MetService reports.Earlier this afternoon, the Fiji Meteorological Service named it Cyclone Lola.It is only the seventh...
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Off-Season Surprise: Cyclone Lola forms, but Fiji in the clear
The Fiji Meteorological Service detected an off-season cyclone last night.Cyclone Lola has formed over the Santa Cruz Islands, north of Vanuatu.The Nadi weather officer did report that cyclone Lola...
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Cyclone Lola: Alerts in Vanuatu
A tropical cyclone warning is in place for Vanuatu's Torba province, with tropical cyclone Lola now category 2 storm as of Monday morning.In its update at 6:37 AM Vanuatu time, the Meteorology and...
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Tropical cyclone won't hit NZ, Vanuatu prepares for landfall
The first tropical cyclone of the new cyclone season has arrived in the southwest Pacific – before the official start of the season in November.Tropical cyclone Lola, named by the Nadi tropical cyclone...
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Severe tropical Cyclone Lola upgraded to Category 3
Severe tropical Cyclone Lola is heading towards northern Vanuatu and has upgraded to a category three.Fiji's MetService is warning it could even become a category four by midnight.People in the...
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola strengthens to category 4
Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to category 4 with wind gusts of 180 km/h, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department says.The cyclone is expected to hit Vanuatu's second largest city,...
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Tropical Cyclone Lola develops into category 5 super storm
Tropical Cyclone Lola has strengthened to a category 5 super cyclone, the Fiji Meteorological Service says.A category 5 cyclone means average winds will surpass 198km/h.Residents on Vanuatu's...
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Tropical Cyclone Lola: Vanuatu on high alert as storm makes landfall on...
Tropical cyclone Lola has cut off communications with the Penama province since last night as it makes landfall on the northern islands, says Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.As of Wednesday early...
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Cyclone Lola wind gusts of up to 320km/h: Red Cross fears 'major, major damages'
Red Cross Vanuatu is concerned it does not have enough relief to support people through the category 5 Cyclone Lola which is moving through Northern Vanuatu.Very destructive hurricane force winds with...
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Tropical Cyclone Lola: Houses destroyed, roads blocked, communications down
Houses on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island have been destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola and roads blocked by fallen trees, a resident says.Temae Baeri, who lives on south Pentecost, described the damage as...
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All clear given in Vanuatu, Lola downgraded to Ex-Tropical Cyclone
Vanuatu disaster authorities have issued an all clear for the country as ex-cyclone Lola was downgraded to a tropical low system in the last hour (6:34am Vanuatu time/9:34am New Zealand time).In the...
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Call Vanuatu for Free from Digicel Pacific countries
In the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola which affected Vanuatu, Digicel Pacific is giving their customers across the Pacific the ability to call from their home country to Vanuatu for free...
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Tropical Cyclone Lola: Two people reported dead in Vanuatu
At least two people were killed on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu that was one of the worst hit islands by severe tropical cyclone Lola last week.The cyclone directly hit the island on 25 October at category...
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Cyclone Lola: Pregnant woman among up to three people killed in Vanuatu
A pregnant woman and her unborn child are among up to three people killed in Vanuatu during a severe cyclone that ripped through and devastated parts of the small Pacific nation.Minister of Foreign...
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Vanuatu's transport challenge hinders cyclone Lola recovery
Vanuatu's Cyclone Lola response faces transport roadblocks with the country's patrol boat out of action after it was damaged from twin cyclones Kevin and Judy in March.The ship, RVS Tachouare, is...
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